Vulnerability in Mysql

CVE-2005-0711

MySQL 4.0.23 and earlier, and 4.1.x up to 4.1.10, uses predictable file names when creating temporary tables, which allows local users with CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE privileges to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

EPSS: 0.017 (74.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Mysql — versions 4.1.0, 4.1.3, 4.1.10
  • Oracle Mysql — versions 3.23.49, 4.0.0, 4.0.1
  • N/a — versions n/a

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